Sticking with Emerging Market and European Stocks

So far, equity performance patterns in 2018 are looking similar to those in 2017. As we anticipated, emerging market (EM) and European stocks are outperforming the global benchmark and U.S. equities. Within the U.S., the growth style of investing is still beating its value counterpart and the dollar is flat to down. However, U.S. large and small market-capitalization stocks have reversed this year versus last year, meaning that small caps are now outperforming.

In our view, international equities—including EM and Europe—should continue to outperform for the following reasons:

1) valuations are more attractive than U.S. equities;

2) many international markets and economies are in earlier, better stages of their cycles;

3) faster economic, sales and earnings growth can be found outside the United States;

4) non-U.S. developed and EM currencies have appreciated versus the U.S. dollar;

5) inflation is easing across the developing world and in select developed economies; and

6) monetary policy is generally accommodative.

For more details, read the complete Equity Strategy Playbook and check back in six months for our updated global equity views.

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